Daily Archives: 10/05/2011

(Community Matters) from Politico

HUDDLE EXCLUSIVE: DOGG-GONE?: TEXAS REP’S PRIMARY OPPONENT RAISES HALF A MILLION — Joaquin Castro will announce a $500,000-plus third quarter fundraising haul this morning, according to his campaign, a number that should run a shiver down the spine of Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas). Continue reading →

(Community Matters) I keep hearing that the City Charter rules, that council members of course support November elections and greater voter participation but that their hands are tied by the rules.

If I believed this rationalization, I’d have to believe that they’d have had me and Steven arrested prior to Lawrence v Texas  which stuck down Texas constitutional laws outlawing relationships between same sex Texans. And, if they are that strict in interpreting rules, I’m not sure how a devout Christian reconciles today’s lifestyles with the rules laid out in Leviticus. Continue reading →